Garment-support.



R. H. BUGKINGHAM.

GARMENT SUPPORT. APPLIUATION FILED *213.11g 19m.

Patented 061.2511910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSWELL H. BUCKINGHAM, 0F BARBERTON, OHIO,A ASSIGNOR TO THE BARBERTONNOVELTY COMPANY, OF BARBERTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

GARMENT-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 25', 1910.

Applicationl filed February 11, 1910. Serial No. 543,317.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RoswnLL I-I. BUCK- INGHAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Barberton, in the county of Summit, State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Supports,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to garment supports and has for its principalobject to provide a support upon which various articles of wearingapparel are adapted to be hung so as to take up as little room aspossible.

It is a further object of my invention to improve garment supports insundry details hereinafter pointed out.

The means by which I have accomplished these objects are shown in thedrawings and hereinafter specifically described.

' That which I believe to be new will be set forth in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of my improved support. Fig. 2is an end view of the same. In Figs. 1 and 2 there are indicated indotted lines a number of garments in posit-ion on the support. Fig. 3 isa top or plan view of my improved device. Fig. 4 is a vertical crosssection taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the several figures of the drawings in which correspondingparts are indicated by like reference characters, 10 indicates the mainsupporting bar of my device.

11 indicates the main vertical bar of my device, in the constructionshown being in the form of a metal strip.

12 indicates a corner iron secured to the bars 10 and 11 in any suitablemanner.

13 indicates a diagonal brace bar extending from the upper end of thebar 11 to an intermediate point on the bar 10, being secured at its endsin any suitable manner to said bars 10 and 11. The bar 11 is providedwith suitable holes at its ends through which screws are adapted to bepassed to secure the device in position against a wall or other uprightsurface.

14 indicates a frame secured on the upper face of the bar 10, in theconstruction shown being formed by a continuation' of the diagonal strip13.

15-16 indicatetwo strips which are revolubly secured upon a pin 17 abovea sleeve 18 on the vertical upper portion 0f the frame 14. The strips15-16 are provided with offset end portions, whereby they are adapted tosupport a hat as illustrated in Fig. 1, the strips being adapted to beturned at any desired angle relative to each other to accommodate hatsof various sizes.

19-20 indicate three-sided rectangular frames pivotally mounted on theframe 14, one at each side thereof and extending sidewise therefrom.

21 indicates arms one of which depends from each of the transverselyextending bars of the frames 19-20.

22-23 indicate strips secured to the lower ends of the arms 21, one ateach side of thel bar 10.

24-25 indicate coiled springs secured at their ends to the frames 19-20below the point at which such frames are secured to the frame 14, one ofsuch springs being employed at each end of the frames 19-20. The springs24-25 thus serve to hold the strips 22-23 yieldingly against the bar 10,

a pair of trousers being adapted to be ins-erted between the strip 22and the bar 10 or between the strip 23 and the bar 1() and held securelyin position, as will be readily understood.

26-27 indicate coat hangers hooked over the longitudinally-extendinghorizontal bars of the frames 19-20.

While I have shown the strips 22-23 of a length to receive and grip thefull width of the legs of a pair of trousers, I do not restrict myselfto this construction, the essential feature being that the bars 22-23shall clamp the trousers legs firmly against the bar 10, and the claimsare to be construed accordingly.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a garment support, the combination of a horizontal bar, a standardrising therefrom, a strip pivotally mounted on said standard at eachside thereof and adapted to swing toward or away from said bar, and aspring connecting said two strips below their pivotal point tending todraw said strips toward said bar.

2. In a garment support, the combination of a horizontal bar, a standardrising therefrom, a longitudinally-extending strip ivotally mounted onsaid standard at each side thereof and adapted to supporta Coatlianger,other strips connected rigidly with said rst-mentionedlongitudinally-extending strips and adapted to be swung into and out ofclose Contact with said bar, and yielding means tending to draW saidlast-mentioned strips toward said bar.

3. In a garment support, the combination of a horizontal bar, a standardrising therefrom, a three-sided rectangular frame pivotally mounted onsaid standard at each side thereof, arms depending from each of saidframes, a strip mounted on said arms at each side of and opposite saidbar, and a spring connecting one of said frames to the other and tendingto hold said strips in contact with said bar.

ROSVVELL H. BUOKINGHAM.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. WILLIAMS, OLIVER J. CURFMAN.

